Daily Archives: July 8, 2024

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

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Seniors:

Following the conclusion of the county leagues, all attention turns now to the senior county championship and the various club competitions.

There are a number  of scenarios depending on whether Kerry progress to the All Ireland final and they are outlined below:

If Kerry reaches All-Ireland Final:

Senior Club Championship:                     Intermediate club Championship:

Rd 1 Aug 10/11                                            Rd 1 Aug 3/4 or 10/11

Rd 2 Aug 17/18                                            Rd 2 Aug 10/11 or 17/18

Rd 3 Aug 24/25                                            Rd 3 Aug 17/18 or 24/25

S/F Sept 7/8                                                 Q/F Aug 31 or Sept 1

Final Sept 14/15                                          S/F Sept 7/8

Final Sept 21/22

Senior County Championship:

Rd 1 Sept 28/29            8 v 8

Rd 2 Oct 5/6                  8 winners (4 v 4) 4 winners onto Q/F, 4 losers onto Rd 3

8 losers (4 v 4) 4 winners onto Rd 3, 4 losers exit championship.

Rd 3 Oct 12/13              4 losers from winners’ section of Rd 2 V 4 winners from losers’ section

of Rd 2

Q/F Oct 19/20

S/F Oct 26/27

Final Nov 10/11.

If Kerry Don’t reach All-Ireland Final:

Senior Club Championship:                     Intermediate club Championship:

Rd 1 July 27                                                  Rd 1 July 27

Rd 2 Aug 3/4                                                Rd 2 Aug 3/4

Rd 3 Aug 10/11                                            Rd 3 Aug 10/11

S/F Aug 17/18                                              Q/F Aug 18/19

Final Aug 31 or Sept 1                                 S/F Aug 24/25

Final Sept 7/8

Senior County Championship:

Rd 1 Sept 14/15            8 v 8

Rd 2 Sept 21/22            8 winners (4 v 4) 4 winners onto Q/F, 4 losers onto Rd 3

8 losers (4 v 4) 4 winners onto Rd 3, 4 losers exit championship.

Rd 3 Sept 28/29             4 losers from winners’ section of Rd 2 V 4 winners from losers’ section

of Rd 2

Q/F Oct 5/6

S/F Oct 13/10

Final Oct 26/27.

Senior B:

Our B team had a good win on Tuesday night last vs John Mitchels in the Tralee Town Board league and will have Ballymac as visitors this Tuesday night in Strand Road where throw in is @ 19.30

Commiserations to our representatives on the St Brendans U21 team who lost to Austin Stacks on Weds night last in the county final; we had Jake Foley at full back, Tomás Kennedy at midfield, Ben Hanafin at wing forward and Darragh O’Connor at corner forward – Jake Hoare was among the substitutes.

Best of luck to Micheál Quirke and all involved with Kerry as they face off with Armagh next Saturday for a place in this year’s All Ireland senior final.

Academy:

U7 Boys v St. Pats Sunday morning

U7 Boys:

Our Under 7 Boys hosted St Pats on Sunday morning in Healy Park Ballyrickard. They enjoyed two games, showcasing their skills and how well they play together as a team.  Thanks to St. Pats for coming in to play us.

U8 Girls in Austin Stack Park playing at half time in the senior ladies Quarter final

U8 Girls:

Our U8 girls had the privilege of playing in Austin Stack Park at half time during the Kerry Senior Ladies Quarter Final against Meath on Saturday evening. The girls played a great game and showed off their skills throughout the field.  They played with great enthusiasm and the team work shone through the whole time.  Well done girls everyone is very proud of you all.

U9 Boys v St Pats

U9 Boys:

Our near neighbors, St. Pats, made the short journey to Pat Healy Park for some exciting Go Games on Sunday morning! Both teams showcased top class skills and true passion for the game. A big thanks to St. Pats for traveling in, and we wish them all the best for the rest of the season!

Juvenile academy takes place every Sunday Morning in Pat Healy Park, Ballyrickard from 10am to 11am new members are always welcome to join our fantastic club and community.

Summer camp –

Our summer camp is taking place from the 6th to 9th August. Keep an eye on our social media pages for details on how to book.  Don’t miss out, it’s always a fun week while learning key skills. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Ladies Notes:

We would like to congratulate our very own Declan Quill, Management and the Kerry Ladies on their fantastic win Saturday evening against Meath.  We wish them well for the semi final where they will face Armagh.

KOR team Under 14 who defeated Laune Rangers in a challenge game on Friday night.

U14 Girls:

Both our U14 girls teams were in action over the weekend with challenge games.

On Friday night at rain-soaked Ballyrickard, our KOR team took on visitors Laune Rangers in a most competitive and highly entertaining game, which saw us run out 8-6 to 1-4 winners.

On Sunday evening, in far sunnier conditions again at Ballyrickard, our Strand Road team had a tough encounter with Annascaul, but eventually came away 5-9 to 4-9 victors. Well done to both teams whose hard work in training is really starting to show.

We have more challenge games ahead in the coming weeks before the North Kerry League begins in August. Keep it up girls!

U16 Girls on Thursday night victorious over Stacks

U16 Girls:

One training session this week on Tuesday with almost a full squad turning out for a very tough session in preparation for our 1st round game against stacks.

Congrats to our U16 girls Thursday evening as they took on Austin Stacks at home in Ballyrickard. A very hard fought game against a strong stacks side the game was close all the way, never more than a point or two in it.  In the last few minutes our girls captained by Chloe O’Sullivan kicked a goal and two points finishing on a score line of Stacks 3-5 to Kerins O Rahillys 4-7.

U16 management would like to express sympathy and thoughts to our player Saoirse Mc Carty and her family on the loss of Saoirse’s grandmother this week.

Keeping in touch:

We would love to hear from you on any item of interest  – you can message us on Facebook or contact the club on 085 2095001.

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St Pat’s GAA Club News

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Club Lotto

There was no winner of our club Lotto Jackpot of €3200 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 07,12,26 & 27. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:

1.      Peter Cronin c/o Rock
2.      John O’Connor Curraheen
3.      Bridget Prenderville Lispole
4.      Cillian Enright Derrymore East
5.      Dylan Walsh c/o Poff Motors
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €3300 and the draw will take place on Sunday Night 14/07/2024 at 9pm in Keane’s of Curraheen club lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com online at https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=1328&PC=0 from any club officer, or at the following outlets:
O’Shea Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth
Skelper Quane
Keane’s Of Curraheen
Betty’s Bar The Rock Inn

Many Thanks to all who contribute to our weekly club Lotto. The club cannot emphasize enough the importance of our members promoting the club Lotto among family, friends, and work colleagues. The lotto is now a critical source of funds for the club. We are appealing to all club members to promote our Lotto at this time to ensure our club’s future viability. Please have your Lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday night.

Thank You

Thank you to all our loyal supporters who travelled to Kilgarvan, Tuosist and to Castleisland last Friday night in the bad weather. Thank you to our own Tom Quane for looking after our senior team throughout the season so far.

Mainly thank you to the supporters who made the journey Friday night las, when the match was not in our favour, and it looked like it was all over.

Our supporters stuck by us, which is much appreciated, there is now a buzz around the village again it was a mighty effort from everyone involved. Thank you to the team also for their work ethic and teamwork which allowed the win last night. Thank you to each and every one of the team and supporters. Naomh Pádraig Abú

Blennerville Horse and Pony Agricultural Show

The show will take place on Sunday July 14 at 9am and will be the third show to be held in the new showgrounds in Ballymacthomas, Ballymacelligott. Building on the success of previous shows, this year will see Ponies, Horses, Cattle, and Sheep compete in their respective classes as well as a Dog Show, Bonny Baby competition, baking competition and colouring contest.

Juvenile Academy

St Pats Football Academy will now take place every Sunday Morning in St Pats Blennerville V92 RH98 from 10.00am-11.00am. Open to all boys and girls from Under 5 to Under 13. Contact Michael for further information on 086-3855428. Come along any Sunday, All New Members welcome! Please note new Academy Start Time.

U5
 
Well done to our players of the week Kaya and Billy today for their energy and participation! We had fun with lots of ball skills, movement skills and kicking points practice. Thanks for all the participation, young and old it helps to keep the energy up! We are delighted to welcome more young families to St Pats today.  Remember to keep practicing movement & ball skills at home to build a good foundation for future sports and athleticism.
Go St Pats!!

U7

We had a good run out in Strand Road on Sunday morning. The weather stayed dry, and they enjoyed themselves. Thank you to Kerins O Rahillys for a great game.

U9

Our U9’s travelled into Ballyrickard this morning for a very enjoyable mornings football. Our 3 teams played 4 matches each and showed off all their skills. A big thanks to Padraig and Kerins O’Rahillys for hosting us.

U8 Girls/U10 Girls

Well done everyone on a great session this morning and to the U8 girls that joined us.!! The girls are improving week on week and are really developing their skills. We were low on numbers this morning due to the u9s playing in Strand Road so we worked on our passing and shooting which was very impressive from the all the girls. This week’s POTW was Elsie who again is showing massive progress in skills. We hope to have a blitz next Saturday in Strand Road so keep up the good work.

U12 Girls

Our girls trained on Wednesday and Sunday this week. We worked on our tackle technique and defending in one-on-one situations which we brought into games in both sessions. We also worked on kicking on Sunday with some big improvements with some girls. We host Milltown/Castlemaine in the last round of our U12 County Go Games this coming Tuesday at 7pm. Looking forward to seeing all the girls there.

Minors

St Pats/Kerins O’Rahillys play in Round 1 of the Keane’s SuperValu Minor Club Championship against Annascaul/Lispole Monday 8th of July at 7pm in Strand Road.

The Senior team.

Senior

Our seniors get promoted to Division 4 after one point win. This game was incredibly important for both teams, as the whistle blew to begin the game you could feel the electricity off the players and crowd in the stand.

Three points from Dr Crokes had them in the lead in the first few minutes of the game, a point from Jack Moriarty allowed our scoring to begin. With Dr Crokes determined to keep their lead they added another three points.

With a point each coming from Eoin Greaney and Jack Moriarty it allowed for the gap to close a little. Increasing pressure not to allow Dr Crokes to go ahead pushed St Pats to edge towards their opponents and push them back when trying to score.

One more point from Dr Crokes and one more point from our own Eoin Greaney brought the game to a three-point difference going to the end of the first half. St Pats 0-04 Dr Crokes 0-07

The second half was a do or die for our seniors, Dr Crokes came out with a strong first few minutes with a point and goal scored.

With the goal going in, you would think this is their game to win but our seniors stepped up and showed what teamwork can accomplish. Brendan Poff with the speed of a greyhound made his way up the field helped along the way by Tomas O’Sullivan, Jack Moriarty, Conor Enright, and Ben Sharp to shake the back of Dr Crokes net.

He also added a point onto his tally, with a newfound energy the ball travelled up the field once more where Jack Moriarty laid the ball off into the waiting hands of Brendan Poff where he once more rattled Dr Crokes net.

Eoin Greaney and Paudie Bailey each added much needed points. Dr Crokes got another point which brought the game to a point difference, in the final minutes Dr Crokes were awarded a free which could spell the end of our promotion. The ball hit the cross bar and was taking up the field to which the final whistle blew sealing our senior’s promotion to Division 4 next year.

St Pats Team: Paudie Bailey, Dylan Griffin, Eoin O’Carroll, Luke Mulligan, Ben Sharp, Tommy Nicholson, Niall McCarthy, Conor Moore ©, Brendan Poff, Conor Enright, Tomas O’Sullivan, Darragh Moriarty, Jack Moriarty, Eoin Greaney and Gary Savage.

Subs Used: David Moriarty for Dylan Griffin, Brian Murphy for Conor Enright, Liam O’Sullivan for Tomas O’Sullivan, Colin Doody for Darragh Moriarty and Liam Poff for Gary Savage.

Senior B’s

Our seniors are scheduled to take part in Tralee/St Brendan’s Board Junior League Round 1 on Tuesday 9th of July at 7pm in Blennerville against Na Gaeil.

Best of Luck

To Kerry who play against Armagh in the Semi Final the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at the weekend.

Congratulations

To Kerry Ladies who came away with a win against Meath on last Saturday evening.

To our Seniors who were promoted to Division 4 last weekend.

Sympathy

The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Patricia O’Sullivan Dingle, Billy Browne Castleisland, Terry Molloy St Brendan’s Park/ Marian Park, Kevin Devane Lispole, Eilis Feehan Kevin Barry’s Villas, Thomas Bracker O’Regan Tralee & Killarney and Patrick (Paddy) Breen Caherslee.

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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Lotto results: Lotto Tue 2nd July 2024. Numbers drawn were 1, 14, 17, 29. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Charles O’Leary, Adrian Donaghy, Doreen Tobin, Jim & Renee Fitzgibbon, Joe Clifford. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,250. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto

Bingo: Na Gaeil Bingo tonight (Monday) at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House is worth €350 in 55 calls. We also have a Raffle and Split the Bucket at half time. Bus available on (087) 2817577. Over 18s only. Hope to see you all there for an excellent night out.

Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.

Na Gaeil Abrew: Our new Coffee Dock will be open during matches and some training sessions over the summer serving teas, coffees and snacks.

Return of underage training 2024: Our juveniles are back in training for the 2024 season. Contact details for the various age groups are as follows: U5’s – Denis Sugrue (087) 2808719. U7’s – Shane Moriarty (086) 8380434. U9s – Bryan O’Mahony 087 9585331. New members are always welcome and can contact the relevant team coach above.

Club Summer Camp: Our annual Campa Samhraidh Peile will be held this year from Aug 5th to 9th for children aged between 5 and 13. The camp will run from 10am until 2pm each day. The cost will be €45 for 1 child, €80 for 2 children from the same family while 3 or more children from the same family will cost €105. The link to register is: ​https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG

U5s: Our u5s had a fun training session yesterday morning. We welcomed some new members. See you all again next Sunday at 11am.

U7s: The U7’s had a busy Sunday morning getting stuck into the action. The group practiced their handpassing, kicking skills and finished with a game. Keep up the practice at home during the week. Training again on Thursday at 6.30pm. New members are always welcome.

U8 girls: Our u8 girls were delighted to get the chance to play in Austin Stack Park last Saturday at halftime in the Kerry Ladies v Meath All-Ireland quarter-final. Thank you to all their coaches.

U11 Boys: Well done to our under 11 boys who hosted Dingle last Thursday. Then yesterday they were put through their paces at training. Great effort by everyone.

U15 Boys: Congratulations to our U15A team who just got the better of town rivals Austin Stacks last night in the Central Region competition by a single point, 2-9 to 2-8. Next Wednesday they will host Milltown/Castlemaine at 7pm in the next round.

U17 Boys: Good luck to our minor team when they take on Tarbert/Ballylongford tonight in Round 1 of the Minor Club Championship. Throw in is at 8pm in Ballylongford.

Senior Men: Unfortunately our senior B team lost to Ardfert B last Tuesday night in Round 1 of the Tralee/St. Brendan’s Board Junior League. Tomorrow night (Tuesday) they will be away to St. Pats in Round 2 at 8pm.

U18 Girls: Hard luck to our u18 girls who lost to Firies last Tuesday evening in the semi-final of the Co. League Div. 4.

U21 County Championship: Commiserations to the St. Brendan’s Board u21 team who lost to Austin Stacks in the Ask Acorn County Final final last Wednesday night in Austin Stack Park.

All-Ireland Senior Championship (Men): Good luck to Diarmuid O’Connor, Damien Bourke and the Kerry team when they take on Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final next Saturday at 5.30pm in Croke Park.

All-Ireland Senior Championship (Ladies): Well done to our girls Deirdre, Mary, Bríd, Eilís & Jaydn and the Kerry Ladies on their win over Meath last Saturday in the Lidl Ladies All-Ireland Championship quarter-final. They too will be playing Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sat. 20th July in Tullamore.

Hurling: Good luck to all the Na Gaeil players taking part with various clubs in the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship over the next few weeks.

Changes to Car Park: We would like to make patrons aware of the new wheelchair accessible parking bays and the yellow box for ambulance parking which have been added to the club’s car parks recently. Please keep them free at all times for people who need them.

Girls Training: Na Gaeil Ladies juveniles (u8/u10/u12) are back training for the new season. New members are always welcome. For more information contact Eddie on 087-6791460.

Big Screen: All GAA football championship games and Euro 2024 games will be shown live on the big screen in the bar throughout the next couple of months.

Sponsorship Opportunity: If you have a business and would like to promote it with Na Gaeil we have various sponsorship packages available to suit all budgets. Enquiries to Donal (087-2577729) or Terry (086-8293261) or Colm (087-9080465) or Mike (086-2440158) or any member of the club Executive.

Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results & other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.

Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please emailnagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.

Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 6.30pm from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.

Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome.

Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at
pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.

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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

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Tralee Parnells U16 girls who played Ballyduff.

U16 Camogie
Well done to our U16’s Camogie Team who met Ballyduff in round 6 of the County League on Friday evening in atrocious conditions in Parc na Darach.

During patches of sunshine we saw some fantastic skill from both sides. Thanks you to Ballyduff for a competitive game and to John Ross for refereeing the game and braving the bad weather!

Munster Camogie Poc Fada
Well done to Shauna Harris and Anna Chute who competed in the Munster Camogie Puck Fada at Thurles Racecourse last week.

The girls were both highly competitive in their categories. Congratulations to Roisín Ferncombe from Tipperary Camogie Club and County Development who won the U16’s category and to Anna Kearney from Cork Camogie who won the Adult event.

Our thanks to Munster Camogie for organising another great event and a great experience for all. Shauna and Anna did their Club and County proud!

Senior Hurling
Our senior hurlers were up against St Brendan’s of Ardfert in the County Senior Hurling Quarter final.

Parnells started well to lead in the opening minutes with a point from Cathal Dunne.  However, St Brendan’s soon settled into the game with a flurry of scores.  Parnells found some form with scores from Sean Healy, Cathal Dunne, and two from Oisin O’Brien.

With a half time score of 1-09 to 0-05 Parnells needed get a good start to the second half.
Unfortunately this was not the case with St Brendan’s really finding form in the second half.  With tough battles all over the field Parnells were struggling to find scores.

With points from Oisin O’Brien and Eddie Sheehy and a last minute goal by Tadgh Brick the game ended on a scoreline of  St. Brendan’s 2-21 Tralee Parnells 1-08.

As the first year playing at Senior level comes to an end the team and management can be very proud.  While results did not go our way the experience gained has been invaluable. As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Minor Hurling
Our minor hurlers had a comprehensive win at the weekend over Causeway/Abbeydorney in the division one County League.

Summer Camp
The club will hold a summer Hurling and Camogie camp for children aged 5 to 13.  The camp will run from Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st July from 10am to 1pm at Caherslee GAA grounds.  Spaces are limited so secure your child’s spot now at https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=3011. €20 for Club members, €40 non club members.  Any club member who brings along a non-member friend will have their €20 fee refunded.

Páirc Na Darach.

Over the past few months a dedicated team of volunteers have been busy beavering away to improve our Páirc Na Darach pitch at the sports complex.  The pitch has been sanded and spiked with loose stones removed and holes repaired.

The team met on Monday evenings over the past few months to carry out various jobs including moving the storage container, clearing weeds, improving the perimeter fence…etc.  On behalf of everyone the club we would like to say a huge thank you to this team.  We now have an excellent facility dedicated to club activities.

Healthy Club Initiative
The club is running a free cardiac screening event on July 18th in CBS Tralee. This service is part of our Healthy Club initiative being provided by the Dillon Quirke Foundation.

The Dillon Quirke Foundation was set up in honour of Dillon Quirke who collapsed during a hurling match and died of SADS on the 5th of August 2022 in Semple Stadium.

Places are limited so please register early. Many thanks to of Catriona Crowley, our Healthy Clubs Officer for organising.https://bookings.ameds.ie/booking/from-code?code=Tralee24

Lotto:
Last week’s lotto numbers: 3, 20, 22, 28.  There was no winner of the jackpot of €1000. Congratulations to David Brick who won the lucky dip prize of €25.

The next draw takes place on the 15th July.  The lotto committee would like to thank all participants for their continued support.  Play at https://traleeparnells.clubforce.com/products/tralee-parnells-gaa-lotto

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

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Golf Classic – Our annual golf classic takes place in Beaufort Golf Club on Friday August 23rd. Always a great day out, a team of 4 is €300 and a tee box can be sponsored for €75.

Please contact any of the organizing committee of Pat Kearney, Fergus Foley, Anthony McElligott, Eoin Gallagher, Rory Kilgallen and Brid McElligott if you wish to sponsor a team or help with the event. All monies raised go to support our football activities.

Senior Men – Training continues on Tuesday at 7pm.

Senior Ladies – Training continues on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

Mothers & Others Notes – Great game at home last Wednesday evening v Abbeydorney. Thanks to all who were involved. A lovely opportunity after the game for both teams to meet and chat upstairs in the lounge over a cup of tea. Training continues this Wednesday. Contact Aisling 087 2428358 if you would like to get involved with Mothers and Others.

Minor Team –The first round of the Keanes Supervalu Club Championship takes place on Monday July 8th at 7.30pm where we play Laune Rangers away. Wishing the players and management the best in the competition. All support would be greatly appreciated at the game on Monday evening.

Academy – Delighted to welcome Keel Boys and Girls to Mitchels on Sunday morning. Great skills on show by both teams. See you all again next Sunday. New players are always welcome and training resumes next Sunday morning.

John Mitchels v Castlegregory at home on Sunday morning where the boys and girls had a great morning. 

Under 9 Boys – John Mitchels U9 Boys and Girl’s played @castlegregorygaa in some very entertaining non competitive Go Games on Sunday morning last and despite a lot of people away on holidays both sides had great numbers and played fantastic football in all games. Well done to everyone in what was a great morning of football. We look forward to travelling out to Castlegregory during the summer months for a return visit

Under 8s and 10s Girls – Well done to the girls who played Castlegregory on Sunday. A great turnout by the teams where the girls played side by side with the boys under 9s. Lovely display of skill and team work against a sporting Castlegregory team.

Under 14 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday as we now focus on the North Kerry League which will start later this month.

Under 12 Girls – Great training session on Sunday morning. Training continues on Wednesday evening,

Under 11 Boys –  No games for this group last week and none this week. The boys trained as normal on Sunday and will do likewise next week at the usual time of 10:30am. New players are always welcome.

Under 13 Boys – Training takes place this Wednesday at 6.30pm and Friday at 6.15pm. Please make every effort to attend as we prepare for the Town League final.

Under 15 Boys – We play An Ghaeltacht away on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in our next round of the Central League.

Under 16 Girls and Minors – Our U16 ladies faced Firies away in Farranfore this evening in ideal conditions for football. The girls have been training extremely hard these past few weeks. We started the game brightly, with the efforts put in on the training pitch visible for all to see and we went in at half time 1-06 to 0-00 ahead. The second half was similar to the first half and we tacked on 1-04 to win the game comfortably. It was a superb performance from the girls and the teamwork and interplay was top class. We are so proud of the girls and it was fantastic for the whole panel to play their part in tonight’s victory. Final score: Firies 1-03 John Mitchels 2-10. We will train on Tuesday and Thursday this week at 7PM and full attendance is expected.

Bingo – Continues Wednesday and Friday at 8.30PM at the John Joe Sheehy Road. Over 18s only. ID must be provided on request.

Lotto – John Mitchels GAA Club Lotto Results: Sunday 7th July 2024. This week’s Lotto numbers are 21, 27, 29 & 31. The numbers today were drawn by Stevie O’Mahony and Graham Higgins. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €3,700.00. Congratulations to our three lucky dip winners this week:

€25.00: Majella Millward

€25.00: Cora McElligott

€25.00: Kellie Houlihan

Next week’s Jackpot is €3,750.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday 14th July 2024 at 11am. Ticket sales close at 9am sharp. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3LlAIYu

We thank you for all your support.

Sympathies – Our sympathies to those who experienced a recent bereavement. Our sympathies to the family and friends of Terry Molloy, Janis Smith, Eilis Feehan and Thomas Bracker O’Regan.  May their gentle souls rest in peace.

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

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Minor Boys

Our Minor Boys are playing Austin Stacks Monday evening at 7.30pm in Connolly Park in the Quater Final of the Keane’s SuperValu Minor Club Championship Group A

Best of luck to the boys and the Management team 💙💛

All support welcome

Kerry Ladies Minor Team

Good luck to our three Ballymac players Kate Collins, Anna Collins and Sarah Scanlon who are part of the Kerry Minor panel, they take on Galway in the semi final of the All-Ireland A Championship in Rathkeale on Thursday evening next, throw in 7.30pm.

Academy

Academy is 11am to 12 noon every Sunday, New players always welcome to join us on Sunday mornings.

U10 girls 

Go games for our u10girls

massive performance tonight from all on a very windy Wednesday night in Mitchels for our 10 girls….fantastic passages of play from end to end …

Thanks to Mitchels for a great game

Under 15 Boys

U15 Central Region D2

Glenbeigh/Glencar/Cromane 1-16

Ballymac 2-12

A Ballymac point deep into injury time levelled the game. A Glenbeigh point deeper into injury time won it for them!!

A cracking game.

Some outstanding displays once again throughout the pitch. Credit to Darragh McMahon for travelling straight down from Limerick to Glenbeigh and playing the 2nd half.

Dedication.

Mothers and Others

Our Mothers and Others team travelled to Dingle on Saturday 6th July. A fabulous afternoon of football was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Dingle and Ballylongford for the games. We look forward to meeting again in the future. Thanks to Thomas McQuinn for the coaching on the day and the BBQ afterwards in The Halfway Bar.

Training continues every Tuesday evening at the training pitch from 7pm-8pm. New faces always welcome!

Lotto

The Monday, July 1st draw was conducted live in Glenduff Manor. Eddie O’Connell and Kyle conducted the draw with Joanne Long on camera.

The Lucky Numbers drawn tonight were 12, 25, 26 and 9.

There was no winner of the Jackpot of €2000.00

Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:

€30.00 – Brendan Howard who bought his ticket online.

€20.00 – Lorraine Horan c/o Paula Silles

€20.00 – Sinead Joy who bought her ticket online.

The Next Jackpot offers the chance to win €2100. The draw will occur live on Facebook on Monday, July 8th.

Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp online. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2258&PC=0&RP=#Anchor or from our regular sellers Paula Silles and Maureen O’Shea.

Quick Pick Envelopes are available at The Half Way Shop, O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant and Glenduff Manor.

The closing time for Quick Pick (paper) entries is Sunday nights at Glenduff Manor and 4 p.m. on Mondays from The Half Way and O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant. This is to facilitate all the entries in the draw. We thank our three local businesses for facilitating the sale of the lotto tickets and their continued support.

We thank you for your continued support, which is greatly appreciated for our club’s day-to-day running costs.

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Billy Ryle: Be Sure To Apply On Time For SUSI Grants

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College is expensive so apply to SUSI for your college grant by July 11 for priority assessment says Billy Ryle…

It’s difficult to integrate into college life if you’re making a daily return commute from Kerry to Limerick or Cork.

But that’s the only option facing many students who can’t afford to meet the cost of accommodation.

Rental accommodation, alone, has increased by 60% in the cities during the past five years, putting most of it beyond the reach of students. With rent spiralling out of control, deserving students, who have studied hard to achieve a college place, struggle to pay for college.

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Further and third level education is very expensive. The financial burden is eased a little for students who qualify for a partial or total grant. Even so, many college students have to work part-time or depend on their parents to make ends meet.

Thousands of students who are ineligible for funding must come up with about €12,000 annually if they are living away from home or about €5,000 if living at home. The student contribution has also to be paid.

Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is Ireland’s higher and further education grants awarding body.

Student grants are divided into maintenance grants and fee grants. Maintenance grants are paid directly to the student’s bank account.

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Fee grants pay tuition fees, the student contribution and the cost of essential field trips. SUSI grants are available at PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must meet a nationality criterion, a residency criterion, an education progression criterion and an approved course criterion, all of which are mere formalities for most applicants.

To be eligible for funding, your total household reckonable income must fall below specific income thresholds. The SUSI website contains tables outlining the income thresholds and the associated maintenance grant rates for applicants.

The minimum distance from home to college for the higher grant (non-adjacent) eligibility is 30km.  About 80,000 students should be eligible for some level of standard maintenance grants ranging from €612 to €4,292.

The maximum standard non-adjacent maintenance grant payable in the 24/25 academic year will be €4,292. For students who live less than 30km from their college, the standard maximum adjacent grant is €1,774.

The gross annual income level for grant eligibility is €40,875 (less than four dependent children), €44,810 (between four and seven children) or €48,575 (between eight or more dependent children).

Income thresholds increase by €4,950 for each additional family member in college. The amount of non-assessed holiday income that a student can earn per annum is €7,925.

There is also a special maintenance grant for applicants whose annual gross income is less than €26,200 (less than four dependent children), €28,715 (between four and seven children) or €31,128 (eight or more dependent children). That payment is €7,586, non-adjacent and €3,230, adjacent, respectively.

SUSI is prioritising new grant applications until 11th July. SUSI will process late applications but its best to be on the priority applications list. Submit your online grant application as soon as possible.

Applicants are assessed on gross income from all sources in the 2023 financial year. Applications are assessed as either a ‘dependent,’ ‘mature dependent’ or ‘independent’ application. A dependent applicant is assessed on the income of parents or guardians, while an independent applicant is assessed on personal income and that of her/his partner.

As the grant is means-tested, visit the eligibility reckoner on www.susi.ie. This facility provides potential applicants with an approximate indication of whether or not they are likely to qualify for a grant.

However, it’s always advisable to submit a grant application. Even if you don’t currently qualify, your financial circumstances may change going forward.

Before you start your application, create an account in your SUSI student portal. You will be asked for your Personal Public Service Number (PPSN), Name, Date of Birth, Email address and Phone number. Create your log in details where you can set up your username, password and security pin. Then carefully complete the interactive application form. Once you have submitted a grant application you can follow its progress on the SUSI Online Application Tracker.

Further information on state funding can be found on www.studentfinance.ie. Most of the institutions also offer a range of scholarships for excellence in areas such as academic, sport, creative arts and entrepreneurship.

Colleges also operate a Student Assistance Fund for students experiencing financial difficulty during term. Watch out also for local scholarships such as Credit Union Scholarships available to members.

If at all possible, avoid taking out a student loan, but if you must then the best rates are available from your local Credit Union.

CHECKLIST

• Third level education is very expensive
• Many college students have to work part-time to make ends meet
• Many college students depend on their parents to make ends meet
• Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is the grant authority for further/higher ed.
• Priority closing date for new applications for SUSI grant at www.susi.ie is 11th July
• The gross annual income level for standard grant eligibility is €40,875
• The minimum distance to college for the higher grant is 30km
• The higher or non-adjacent grant payment is €4,292
• The smaller or adjacent grant payment is €1,774
• CAO released 5,385 offers in Round A to mature applicants, mature nursing/midwifery applicants and deferred applicants last Friday, 5th July
• Leaving Cert results will be published on Friday, 23rd August
• CAO Round One offers will be available at 2pm on Wed., 28th August

Billy Ryle is a Career Guidance Counsellor and Educational Commentator

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News

Kenyan Bishop Pays A Visit To Curraheen Church

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The Bishop of the Kitale Diocese in Kenya, Henry Juma Odonya with Fr Vitalis, Fr Amos and parishioners at Curraheen Church on Saturday.

PARISHIONERS at St Brendan’s Church in Curraheen welcomed a special visitor on Saturday night.

The Bishop of the Kitale Diocese in Kenya, Henry Juma Odonya, was visiting his two priests from the Diocese who are stationed in Kerry, Fr Vitalis of St John’s Parish and Fr Amos from Our Lady and St Brendan’s.

The Bishop was made to feel very welcome and after celebration Mass joined the congregation for tea and refreshments in the community room.

Fr Vitalis will be leaving St John’s Parish on Wednesday, July 17, taking up a new assignment in the Killarney area. Everyone wished him well for the future.

The Bishop of the Kitale Diocese in Kenya, Henry Juma Odonya, with Fr Vitalis and Fr Amos at St Brendan’s Church Curraheen on Saturday evening.
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Vintage Car Club Members Enjoy A Day Out In North Kerry

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Willie McElligott, Club Chairman, Trish Mulvihill, Ballybunion Sea & Cliff Rescue, William Stack Organiser, Garrett Foley Club Secretary, Noel Stack Organiser at the event on Sunday.

KINGDOM Vintage Veteran and Classic Car Club held a ‘Cars n Coffee’ event at the weekend, one of many the club has had in Kerry over the last 10 years.

The event was organised by club member William Stack and his son and fellow ‘petrolhead’, Noel Stack.

It was the first classic ‘Cars n Coffee’ event to be held in Listowel. The day started at 10am with a
meet at the Greenway Carpark in Listowel town on a showery Sunday morning. Tea, coffee and cakes were on offer on the day by ‘Brew & Banter’.

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William and Noel Stack decided to add on a trip along the new bypass road on to Ballybunion, and via the Wild Atlantic Way to Asdee, Ballylongford and return to Listowel Greenway to regroup before returning home.

The event also had a collection for Ballybunion Sea Rescue on the day. Many stayed in Listowel for lunch and the club is already looking forward to its next meet-up.

Some of the cars at the event on Sunday.
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PHOTOS: Aspen Grove Staff Join Tralee Tidy Towns For Cockleshell Clean-Up

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Staff from Aspen Grove with Tralee Tidy Towns volunteers at the Lock Gates on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean

COCKLESHELL beach was a hive of activity last Friday when 28 Aspen Grove staff members joined Tralee Tidy Towns on a massive clean up of the area from Cockleshell to the Lock Gates car park.

Tralee Tidy Towns has adopted Cockleshell as part of their Clean Coasts programme and this is the third clean up in the last year.

Nine bags of litter were collected on the morning and micro plastics made up most of the haul. The Kerry County Council Tralee MD team picked up the bags once the clean up concluded.

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Tralee Tidy Towns members gave a short talk about the importance of cleaning this litter from the beach and the impact of marine litter on the wildlife that depends on Cockleshell, part of the Tralee Bay Complex Special Protection Area, classified under the (European) Birds Directive.

20,000 birds, many of them migratory and endangered, regularly visit over winter in Tralee Bay and are at risk from ingesting small plastic particles or becoming entangled in plastic nets or other debris.

Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.

Mike McAuliffe, CEO of Aspen Grove said: “For the Aspen team, community is very important and at the core of everything we do. We are delighted to support the excellent work of Tralee Tidy Towns which helps to maintain this beautiful area that we are privileged to live and work in.”

Anne Marie Fuller of Tralee Tidy Towns said: “We are very pleased to have such a large show of support from Aspen Grove on this clean up – it is heartening to have this number of people offer their time and it allowed us to do a very thorough clean up of this important area. This clean up builds on the work we started on the last Clean Coasts Big Beach Clean and works towards fulfilling our commitment to keeping Cockleshell Beach, which is such a beautiful area, marine-plastic free.  We would also extend a thank you to Clean Coasts for their clean up kit and to Kerry County Council Tralee MD for taking care of the bags collected.”

Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.
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Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.
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Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.
Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.
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Aspen Grove staff at Cockleshell on Friday.
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Business/Property, News

Daniel Giles Is New President Of Tralee Rotary Club

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Daniel Giles.

THE Tralee Rotary Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Giles as its new President. Daniel officially assumed the role on July 1, succeeding Michael Lynch.

Daniel is an estate agent with DNG WH Giles and is deeply involved in the community with Rotary and Tralee Rugby Club.

“I am deeply honoured to serve as President of the Tralee Rotary Club,” said Daniel. “I look forward to working alongside our dedicated members to continue our tradition of service and to implement new projects that will benefit our community and beyond.”

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The Tralee Rotary Club was founded in 1979. Under Daniel’s  leadership, the club plans to focus on several key areas, including youth, sports and community involvement.

Daniel has been an active member of the Tralee Rotary Club for years, along with his wife Heidi and children Rosie, Billy and Evie who have contributed  to numerous sports organisations,  projects and initiatives.

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